Being an immigrant from another continent, it is quite interesting when you start discovering nature in your new surroundings.
Cows in a meadow and hundreds of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis)!
Have you ever seen them?
This was near the Campbell Soup mushroom farm on August 12, 1985
Can only imagine what that might look like ... the cows I know!!
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
DeleteOh sure, cows we knew also too well from The Netherlands, but without those Cattle Egrets that is...
Hugs,
Mariette
The cows are nice! Cows are no longer seen in very many places. Before, there were a lot of cows here in the fields.
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteWe still see them around here and also the accompanying cattle egrets.
Hugs,
Mariette
Wow, that is quite a sight! I have driven by fields with cows but never noticed cattle egrets. They look very peaceful :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a good weekend, Mariette xo
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteYes, it looks like each cow has its personal groomers...
Guess, they don't feel threatened in the rural areas; yet.
Happy weekend to you as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
We need cows and such
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteDon't know if you can find Cattle egrets in your region...?
Hugs,
Mariette
Halle Mariette,
ReplyDeleteHier zijn ze zeldzaam en heb ik ze dan ook nog nooit gezien. Mooi zo'n grote groep. Verder had de foto zo in Nederland gemaakt kunnen zijn.
Fijne zondag, lieve groet Willy
Beste willy,
DeleteJa, Cattle egrets horen bij een warm klimaat en dat is zeker niet in Nederland.
De weien zijn hier lang niet zo mals als in Nederland maar de taferelen komen dicht bij elkaar!
Ook een fijne zondagmiddag nog en liefs,
Mariette
I saw the egrets in London Zoo. They were visiting there whilst on holiday.
ReplyDeleteGod bless, Mariette.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteYeah, comparing our state of Georgia to the latitude of Tunisia explains enough about their climate preference.
Hugs,
Mariette
Gosh there are a lot of them Mariette! Yes I have seen them before. I know they have a job to do but I find them a bit creepy 😊
ReplyDeleteDearest Grace,
DeleteNothing creepy about this symbiotic relationship. Mother Nature has a good reason for the way things function.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteother countries other birds and landscapes. Via internet and pictures as yours i can now travell virtually :-)
Have a good start into the new week
Best regards
Bernhard
Dearest Bernhard,
DeleteYes, that is true, you showed the man-built variety today but our climate also hosts some more exotic looking ones.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette - we have Little egrets here - Egretta garzetta which look similar. They first arrived in our country in 1989, but are now in several locations around the southern England. We also have the Great white egret - Ardea alba which overwinter here in S.E England and East Anglia.
ReplyDeleteDearest Rosemary,
DeleteSouth England of course is very mild and resembles more a subtropical region for them to feel at home. It is quite interesting that you do have the same water birds as we have here.
Hugs,
Mariette
In Friuli non ci sono gli aironi guardiabuoi.io li ho visti solo in TV.
ReplyDeleteCara Olga,
DeleteAncora una volta, dovete rendervi conto che siamo all'altitudine della Tunisia e crea una flora e una fauna piuttosto diverse.
Abbracci,
Mariette